Hollyhock

High from July to September. Grows best in full sun. This is the old-fashioned perennial hollyhock that is so hard to find. A blend of rose, white, maroon, yellow and pink, large 3-5" single flowers are produced abundantly on stalks 5-7 ft.

Truly romantic ruffly, double flowers, 3 1/2" across. Hollyhock is the backbone of the old-fashioned cottage garden, with its stately spires of large, delicate, wide open, round flowers.

Use this plant for a dense hedge of season-long color. Great sturdy stalks that won't fall over. The shortest Alcea rosea and the first purple available as a single color.

Grows 5-6' tall. Other hollyhocks do not flower until the 2nd season and then need to reseed themselves to bloom again. Mars Magic is a hardy perennial that comes back each year with its vibrant red flowers.

Grows 5-6' tall and 2' wide. These stunning 4'' flowers of the deepest darkest maroon will create a spectacle in your garden over the long early to mid-summer blooming period. Blacknight is a newer hybrid that is more vigorous and disease resistant so...

Put 4 to 6 inches over the base of the plant.In early spring, gradually start pulling a layer away to acclimate the roots to the changing season. In these areas, you can plant the seeds in containers and bring them indoors where temperatures remain above...

Hollyhock weevil adults overwinter in the soil of infested hollyhock beds, emerging from hiding in spring to feed and lay their eggs. If caught early in the season, you may be able to prevent them from laying eggs by checking nightly, destroying the pests...

Find out how to control hollyhock rust in this article., hollyhock rust is a disfiguring disease that infects members of the Alcea (hollyhock) family. They look great growing up against a wall, but the air can't circulate around them and moisture builds...

You can also plant bfreestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Once you have planted your hollyhocks, they will need minimal care, but there are a few things you should be aware of when growing hollyhocks.

Hollyhock plants are biennials or short lived perennials. Most hollyhock plants are of the Alcea species, of the family Malvaceae.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Learning how to grow bare root hollyhocks...

Sow 5-6 weeks prior to anticipated transplant date. We recommend feeding your seedlings Age Old Grow, diluted to 1/4 strength. Mix seeds with moistened peat moss and place in plastic bag.

I explained that I was going to sow some seeds and they asked if they could come and see. This wasn't the first time when the cute blonde brothers expressed an interest in the garden.

What is it about the hollyhock that can evoke such sentimentality and emotion? Through the years, we watch our saplings mature to beautiful trees, our perennial beds offer color, form and texture year upon year and through time and passionate work, we...

All the plants have been watered, the patio has been swept and there is nothing too pressing I really need to do at the moment. I cannot think of a better respite for restless hands that ache to be buried in the soil continually.in each corner of the...

"These are so beautiful! Please stop and take a moment to enjoy them."I would be willing to bet that those that stopped for a moment to admire the beauty of the roses were gardeners.

When opening the package, I felt I was uncovering an ancient treasure and my hands actually trembled as I held one of the plants in my hands. Before she leaves, she visits the hollyhock garden once again and gathers as many seeds as she can and keeps...

I needed a third kitchen garden location to ensure proper. This gesture was quite beautiful I thought. Our son was only a few months old and our life as a family was just beginning.

Beautiful rare plant. Covered in blooms. Beautiful addition to any garden. 30 seeds for $2.00. $2.00 for 30 seeds. Will self seed. Beautiful double black hollyhock seeds. Plants grow 4-8 foot high.

I have color of yellow double bloom ==red double bloom==pink double bloom==black single bloom==peach single bloom ==red single bloom I have a collection of differn color $2.00 for a packet of 30 or more seed with planting inst.

They are mostly large bumblebees that buzz around sipping from my gardens and amusing me. They also find themselves working after dark in the hollyhocks and I have often found one wrapped around the pistil of a bloom in the morning, still asleep.There...

But, if you grow the cape stock rose as a houseplant, it could cause your guests to jump back and squeal, "It's alive!" Since some photos show it as white-flowered and others as pink-flowered, I'm not even going to try to describe it--except to say that...

It attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies, is hardy almost everywhere and self-seeds, tenaciously returning year after year. As a gargle, the dried flower tea helps soothe oral inflammations.

Plant in full sun. This plant attracts butterflies. Adds old-fashioned cottage garden charm. Bloom from midsummer to early fall. Colorful, ruffled double flowers in pink, apricot, violet, purple, scarlet, white or yellow bloom on sturdy, 4- to 6-ft.

It is biennial, self-seeding to come back year after year. Nice when paired with bergamots and coneflowers, its pastel blooms bring the colours of an Impressionist painting to the mixed border.

Deep pink almost red blooms add vertical dimension, and are focal point for spring garden arrangements. Nothing is more fragrant in early spring than hyacinths; they are easy to plant, require very little maintenance and come in wide range of colors.

Should you try to part her dense fleece and gain a peek at her skin, it too is dark. From the tip of her sweetheart nose to the tips of her black toes, Hollyhocks is densely covered in fine, fine light fawn fleece.

When flowers fade, cut stalks to the ground. Thin seedlings 18- to 36-inches apart and water as needed. Blooms the second year and easily re-seeds. An endless supply of blossoms! This classic hollyhock variety ( Alcea rosea ) yields showy, single blooms...